Comments on: How much does the US spend on Military as opposed to the production of goods? http://militaryriflesforsale.net/how-much-does-the-us-spend-on-military-as-opposed-to-the-production-of-goods.html Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:37:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: SDD http://militaryriflesforsale.net/how-much-does-the-us-spend-on-military-as-opposed-to-the-production-of-goods.html/comment-page-1#comment-7439 SDD Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:45:26 +0000 http://militaryriflesforsale.net/how-much-does-the-us-spend-on-military-as-opposed-to-the-production-of-goods.html#comment-7439 See http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/adv/pdf/durgd.pdf See http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/adv/pdf/durgd.pdf

]]> By: simplicitus http://militaryriflesforsale.net/how-much-does-the-us-spend-on-military-as-opposed-to-the-production-of-goods.html/comment-page-1#comment-7440 simplicitus Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:45:26 +0000 http://militaryriflesforsale.net/how-much-does-the-us-spend-on-military-as-opposed-to-the-production-of-goods.html#comment-7440 1. The 'butter" in "guns vs. butter" has almost nothing to do with manufacturing. It is about military expenditures (guns) vs. private consumption of goods and services (butter). Similarly, "guns" includes all "current" military spending including weapons, pay for military personnel, and pay for civilian employees of the military (for some reason, money spent on veterans is not included as part of the military budget, which makes true comparison harder). 2. The simplest comparison is just total military (i.e. Department of Defense) expenditures as a percentage of GDP. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States For current GDP estimates: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html 1. The ‘butter" in "guns vs. butter" has almost nothing to do with manufacturing. It is about military expenditures (guns) vs. private consumption of goods and services (butter).

Similarly, "guns" includes all "current" military spending including weapons, pay for military personnel, and pay for civilian employees of the military (for some reason, money spent on veterans is not included as part of the military budget, which makes true comparison harder).

2. The simplest comparison is just total military (i.e. Department of Defense) expenditures as a percentage of GDP.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States
For current GDP estimates:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html

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